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Beyoncé, ‘Lemonade’: By The Lyrics

Beyoncé shocked the world by dropping her sixth album Lemonade on April 23, 2016. Besides shocking by merely releasing a new album, the content on Lemonade is also shocking, showing Beyoncé’s more personal side and offering in some respects a ‘different look’ for Queen Bey. Yours truly was onboard. But why not analyze Lemonade ever further – let’s examine the lyrics!!!

1) “You can taste the dishonesty / it’s all over your breath as you pass it off so cavalier / but even that’s a test / constantly aware of it all” – “Pray You Catch Me”

2) “Can’t you see there’s no other man above you? / What a wicked way to treat the girl that loves you / hold up, they don’t love you like I love you / oh, down, they don’t love you like I love you” – “Hold Up”

Commentary: Beyoncé loves her boo, presumably Jay-Z if you’re being speculative. But whoever the man is in “Hold Up,” she’s angry because he did her wrong while to her, “he’s the world.”

4) “What’s worse, lookin’ jealous or crazy? / Jealous or crazy? / Or like being walked all over lately, walked all over lately / I’d rather be crazy” – “Hold Up”

Commentary: Beyoncé’s pride is important. Either way, she feels that she’s compromising it, but feels it’s better to show her “crazy” side as opposed to jealousy. Why? “They don’t love you like I love you.” If you watch Lemonade the visual, you see Beyoncé acting crazy, breaking things with her baseball bat.

5) “Who the f*ck do you think I is? / You ain’t married to no average b**ch boy / you can watch my fat ass twist boy / as I bounce to the next dick boy” – “Don’t Hurt Yourself”

Commentary: Doesn’t he know that she’s the Queen? She doesn’t have to stand for his BS – there’s “plenty of other fish in the sea” that would love to hook up with her. She’s right about that!

6) “Blindly in love, I f*cks with you / ‘til I realize, I’m just too much for you” – “Don’t Hurt Yourself”

Commentary: Beyoncé didn’t see her man’s faults initially, hence why she embraced him and, hooked up with him if you take the f-bomb literally. But after he cheated, she realized she’s the better person aka too good for him.

Commentary: In Shakespearean times, this would be the equivalent of “I bite my thumb at you.” In 2016, it means f#$%you.

11) “Six inch heels, she walked in the club like nobody’s business / god damn, she murdered everybody and I was her witness” – “6 Inch”

Commentary: This woman was confident – fierceness exemplified.

12) “She stack her money, money everywhere she goes / she got that Sake, her Yamazaki straight from Tokyo / Oh baby you know, she got them commas and them decimals / she don’t gotta give it up cause she professional” – “6 Inch”

Commentary: This woman is on the grind, working hard for her money.

13) “She too smart to crave material things / she pushing herself day and night / she grinds from Monday to Friday / works from Friday to Sunday…” – “6 Inch”

Commentary: Again, hard workingwoman trying to make ends meet.

14) “With his gun, with his head held high / he told me not to cry / Oh, my daddy said shoot / Oh, my daddy said shoot” – “Daddy Lessons”

Commentary: Since this is a country song, the “gun” thing could be taken literally. But ultimately, the gun references are metaphorical, particularly when it comes to Beyoncé or the character that she portrays seeking success.

15) “Ten times out of nine, I know you’re lying / but nine times out of ten, I know you’re trying / so I’m trying to be fair / and you’re trying to be there and to care” – “Love Drought”

Commentary: After the cheating, Beyoncé and her man are trying to heal.

17) “Dishes smashed out my counter from our last encounter / pictures snatched out the frame / b**ch, I scratched out your name and your face / what is it about you that I can’t erase, baby?” – “Sandcastles”

Commentary: Yeah, the Illuminati thing is corny and it’s always associated with Beyoncé and Jay Z. Here, she’s definitely onboard with Jay, considering she states, “I’m so possessive so I rock his Roc necklaces.”